From 2014Q4 onwards. Series starting in 2007 correspond to series with data from 2007 to 2014Q4 coming from the CBD, mapped into CBD2

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Source data type

Income statements and balance sheets of banks

Time period

3 months (quarterly data)

full year (annual data)

Base weight

Data are not weighted

Frequency of data collection

Quarterly, except for certain detailed breakdowns which are collected only annually.

Accounting conventions

Financial accounting: stocks and flows

STATISTICAL PROCESSING

Data compilation

The data received at national level are aggregated by reference sector.

Large domestic banks

Medium-sized domestic banks

Small domestic banks

Foreign EU controlled subsidiaries

Foreign non-EU controlled subsidiaries

Foreign EU controlled branches

Foreign non-EU controlled branches

Foreign EA controlled subsidiaries

Foreign EA controlled branches

SSM significant institutions

SSM less-significant institutions

Data for banking groups are reported on a consolidated basis

Data validation

Data verified by accounting identities

DISSEMINATION

Release policy - user access

Not all the CBD items are made publically available. Some series are only disseminated in a restricted database within the internal SDW and to which access is granted on a case by case basis according to business needs.

Documentation on methodology

Some more detailed background information on the Consolidated Banking Data released by the ECB may be found on the CBD Website.